While violence has eased throughout the struggling country, the number of women carrying out suicide bombings has sharply risen according to US military numbers: 36 women in 2008 compared to eight in 2007. Unlike men who are promised everlasting paradise for martyrdom, there is little in it for women. The unsuspecting middle-age madam capitalized on this inequity by orchestrating rapes, only to convince women afterward that suicide bombing was the only way to escape their shame.

Women are ideal candidates because the long, flowing black robes they traditionally wear glide through security. The fact that most checkpoints are guarded by men, who allow them to pass without being searched, only makes things easier.

For now, the only relief in sight is that the US military is recruiting women for Iraqi security who can search women and, hopefully, counter the threat.

By being raped, you have brought shame not only on yourself, but on your family/clan, in the culture of that part of the world; martyrdom is presented as a way of restoring family honor. The best analogy is pre 1945 Japan, was the practice of seppuku (ritual suicide), to restore ones honor. By the way, men and boys were/are being raped by al Qaeda to get them to be suicide bombers. Real volunteers are kind of hard to find now in the Middle East.

"I do find it interesting that you all jumped to such a horrifying and disgusting conclusion though, and also clarifies many of your (wrong) impressions regarding the GOP. "
Your seeing the silver lining of horrific abuse says very little to me about the GOP has a whole, unless the RNC adopted some new pro-rape-forced-suicide bombing plank in the platform I don't know about.

"I do find it interesting that you all jumped to such a horrifying and disgusting conclusion though, and also clarifies many of your (wrong) impressions regarding the GOP." I didn't think your response said anything regarding the GOP, just you.

"I do find it interesting that you all jumped to such a horrifying and disgusting conclusion though, and also clarifies many of your (wrong) impressions regarding the GOP."
I didn't think your response said anything regarding the GOP, just you.

"I do find it interesting that you all jumped to such a horrifying and disgusting conclusion though, and also clarifies many of your (wrong) impressions regarding the GOP. "UD, the comment wasn't followed by a ;), so how were we supposed to know what you really meant after the succinct statement you made? ;)

"I do find it interesting that you all jumped to such a horrifying and disgusting conclusion though, and also clarifies many of your (wrong) impressions regarding the GOP. "
UD, the comment wasn't followed by a ;), so how were we supposed to know what you really meant after the succinct statement you made? ;)

OK, everyone calm down. I was not saying that the women were "dirty" and were "better off dying". I also did not say that I'm glad that these women are being convinced to kill themselves. What I said was "The only benefit I see from this is they are suicide bombing themselves out of existence." meaning the terrorist (as in the men) are seriousily decreasing their gene pool, thus making it more and more difficult to find recruits, thus making it difficult sustain a campaign of terrorism.I do find it interesting that you all jumped to such a horrifying and disgusting conclusion though, and also clarifies many of your (wrong) impressions regarding the GOP.

OK, everyone calm down. I was not saying that the women were "dirty" and were "better off dying". I also did not say that I'm glad that these women are being convinced to kill themselves. What I said was
"The only benefit I see from this is they are suicide bombing themselves out of existence." meaning the terrorist (as in the men) are seriousily decreasing their gene pool, thus making it more and more difficult to find recruits, thus making it difficult sustain a campaign of terrorism.
I do find it interesting that you all jumped to such a horrifying and disgusting conclusion though, and also clarifies many of your (wrong) impressions regarding the GOP.

Undave- Misogyny! Wow! I just sense so many warm feelings of respect for women, and caring for the broken and lost from your statement- a true Christian for sure. Ironically, your view is probably the same view held by the terrorists- "dirty women are better off dying!" These women were raped and shamed by a culture that hates sex and dirty women just as much as the conservative GOP. Thanks for giving me a reason not to waste my time on this site any more.